StarCraft 2: Reynor's EPIC PROTOSS vs Serral!

StarCraft 2 professional tournament game between Serral and Reynor. Rather than playing Zerg, Reynor decides to play Protoss in this match. Very impressive game from two of the very best pro gamers in all of SC2.
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[@Jcarroz]

Wow! I don’t think I’ve ever seen Serral lose to a Protoss. Reynor is a true champion! 👏thanks for casting.

[@RavagHer]

its more the map than anything. all those ledges and dead space. the huge amount of area to cover. there us a reason protoss players love this map and zerg players hate it.

[@ObeliskM]

I am sure any protoss could beat serral on this map...@@RavagHer

[@jackmr946]

Reynor: "to beat the enemy, you must think like the enemy"

[@victorchen5663]

Absolutely insane, Reynor defeating Serral in Serral's best matchup, with Reynor's off-race!

[@phlanxsmurf]

That was kind of crazy, guess all the top players should start playing other races to see if their skills transfer favorably. Could be really wild to see.😊

[@Izik09834]

Main issue is the lack of control by protoss at the pro level. Reynor showed how powerful it is when you don’t just all army hotkey and hope the storms kill everything

[@bartomiej9807]

@@Izik09834He also did not fall into "disruptor for the win!" trap :)

[@Izik09834]

@@bartomiej9807 he used oracles most of the game too and the last protoss didn’t, shows the skill gap and they blame it on a race different

[@zes7215]

wrrr

[@conelord1984]

@@Izik09834That is silly. Raynor doesn't have very good results with protoss, compared to top protoss players. He loses more than he wins. This map is good for Protoss and he took advantage of it.

[@aurith01]

best game of the year and NOT tagged best game of the year?! could possibly be the best game of the year!!

[@zes7215]

wrrr

[@YoungbloodEric]

Reynor keeps serral on a 5 base contain by expanding directly outside of his bases.... what a mad man I love him

[@FreeKill262]

Never played SC2, but i still love the casts.

[@1389Chopin]

Lol me too

[@slashd0t1]

i only played the campaign lol

[@VibeSeeker88]

Omg same!

[@VibeSeeker88]

Omg same!

[@VibeSeeker88]

Omg same!

[@faine262]

That was cool! Probably one of the most interesting matches I've seen in awhile

[@johnplamann726]

Thank you for recasting this game, this channel is my only touch point with StarCraft 2. Though it's all that I need as you do a perfect job of blending explaining fundamentals of the game, rankings, and current events. I appreciate that you make your casts in YT format verses just reuploading a twitch stream, that's not a slight against those that do it's just my preference. You're top tier Lowko.

[@justinm3117]

Agreed

[@allanshpeley4284]

You should definitely be following PiG.

[@Pleasers]

This is one of the craziest games ever wow how many times has Serral even lost late game PvZ

[@shadowling77777]

Guess it takes a Zerg Protoss to beat the inhuman Serral Zerg lategame xd

[@consolescrub4031]

@@shadowling77777 Reynor using the hybrid powers to win. Amon would be proud.

[@zes7215]

wrr

[@DrMJJr]

Seeing Serral lose warms my heart ♥️ lololololol

[@jommsnow]

Serral losing?! To a Protoss?! What a day. Thank you Lowko!!!

[@celrak7667]

-/!\SPOILER WATCH THE VIDEO FIRST-The fact that reynor has beaten serral today with protoss when losing yesterday as a Zerg actually smashes my head

[@YoungbloodEric]

The fact that i skipped part of the video to not have yesterdays video spoiled and the first comment i read spoils it actually smashes my head..... XD

[@fallenherosc2410]

The fact that Serral lost a ZvP smashes my head.

[@xxxyyy5080]

P weak was always bs in my opinion (maybe super top level there is a little bit of truth due to P splash beeing its best wepon and you can micro against it). Just look at grandmaster leauge and how many P there are.

[@dantes4729]

@@xxxyyy5080 if you watched the homestory cup stream literally all the casters said that he only went toss because the map is extremely favorable for protoss. They said that even serral expected reynor to pick protoss here.

[@abysswalker3267]

​@@YoungbloodEric prob shouldn't read comments then lol

[@TurTurHamMan]

Absolutely wild. I love this race tech cross-polination, I hope if continues. Anybody else think it's funny that Reynor plays everything except Terran?

[@thephenome1462]

Reynor is an absolute beast. Playing two races at the highest level is insane, though it would be interesting to see him go up against Clem or Maru as Protoss. If he can hold his own in TvP as well, he might become an absolute matchup nightmare in the future.

[@pityprophet1905]

This is really mind boggling to watch Reynor beat Serral in late game PvZ. Truly a phenomenal game. I’d love to see more games like this in the future or other Protoss players adapt these strategies!

[@varoonb6593]

Yep, game of the year confirmed. That was stunning

[@devinwest4374]

Ok this has gotta be game of the year!

[@Nekoyashiki-san]

Thanks for the great cast! ^^

[@user-bb5xp3dv9z]

I've been thinking lately that I haven't seen much of Reynor, then to see him and Serral go at it two days in a row has been a real treat, especially with the switch to Protoss. Also wanted to say that you aced the commentary on this one, Lowko - really well balanced between the strategy of the map pool and race selection, the strategy of the game, and the calling of the action - absolutely spot on mate.

[@Kagutsuchi4]

Zerg & Protoss: (Fights with units that have counters) Terran Marines: MY GUNS GO BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[@davidblass9808]

the art in these games are so beautiful to me, thank you-

[@davidblass9808]

especially starcraft series-

[@NastyVlocka]

This was amazing game. All respect to Reynor, it really put a smile on my face, that someone won over against such a best player with an off race. Love this style of protoss. Something like MaxPax way of playing made up into perfection.

[@Jynx757]

That was a fantastic match. Kudos to both of them. I really enjoy watching them play their off races.

[@joshuacrowley8887]

Its so interesting to me how many more workers reynor had than any other protoss player you normally cast.

[@humanityinperil7539]

Man....protos winning and that being against serral....iam so impressed....haven't play a single game of starcraft but I've learned alot from this channel....❤❤...starcraft is one awesome game

[@narutouzumaki4350]

@lowko I’m not gonna lie, when you said that you already casted it along with a bunch of other nerds.. i laughed harder than i should have lol.

[@Keln02]

I love it when players apply strategies cross-factions

[@michaelschmid4039]

The best Protos is a Zerg !!!

[@SirChocula]

Zerg OP confirmed.

[@Owlr4ider]

It's so ironic that Reynor had to switch to Protoss in order to beat Serral despite Serral's ZvP being vastly superior to his ZvZ. Still, great job by Reynor for pulling it off.

[@goldensea03idk51]

This was hands down one of the most enjoyable games of SC2 I’ve watched in a long time

[@SirNuwanda]

Wow, this was just an amazing game! Thx 4 sharing it!❤

[@dubnubgtd8538]

Never played sc2, but absolutely love watching these casts.

[@mattmadrigali9515]

That was sick. I can't remember Serral ever losing late game ZvP

[@duffpotski6861]

Wawawiwaw! I think that kind of play from Reynor could actually be revolutionary for protoss gameplay!

[@Cesard.verdugak]

This was great match. A long time ago you casted a match from a Protoss who played similar to this but lost. I forget who it was, but it made me think that Protoss should play more like Zerg and I think confirmed it.

[@1KamaronConClase]

What a game! Is always fun seen someone trying something different 🎉

[@matteorizzardi3717]

What a win for reynor. True masterclass

[@pumpkinspimph5250]

That was really good and enjoyable to watch.

[@atesinsan]

Insane game Loved it!

[@bcbc2524]

We saw so much of this with the short stint of protoss gateway centric play what was.. I can only imagine was atleast a year ago at this point and I was quite sad to see how it never really caught on, but I definitely think theres so much lost potential in deviating from the general race playstyles that are so entrenched in the meta at the moment. Seeing Reynor really push the flexibility of protoss units to the limit and play so agressively into the lategame gives me so much hope for breaking some of the more boring macro game habits. It also makes you think, how much of matchup is playstyle as much as actual race. This game in particular gives me serious 'I hate ZvZ' vibes, purely because Serral did not seem very happy with the relentless agression from reynor. (Although it was a ton of fun to watch! Lovely cast!)

[@22Pappagino]

One of the best yet

[@jonsolo32]

I’d love to see a tournament where all pro players have to play random.

[@TritonTv69420]

Reynor is so damn good at this game.

[@ricknewton459]

I really liked how reynor played the protoss there. Unreal skill.

[@dontwakemeup1149]

Swarm hosts are so fun to watch, I miss em

[@DarylBlackburn-ys1mp]

Love this match One of the best I've seen

[@devinwest4374]

Don’t worry Lowko I got my finals done. No longer is it procrastinating!

[@bellers5086]

1:05 is there a vod somewhere of you casting this? I've looked up Homestory Cup 24 but haven't found anything.

[@Sarevok_Anchev]

Serral's match is just incredible, he make the death ball, he make the best cust/efficiency fights and he GGs out when has 150 army supply, more than the opponent. Love it! Details.

[@mriconoclast13]

There should be a tournament... random only (all players).

[@deathezz]

What a match! nice to watch, and here we clearly see Zerg is the better Protoss!

[@jonalban4349]

Reynor’s going for the “Dark Voice” portrait

[@nhanle9218]

That was sooooo Tuffffff ❤

[@caniraistlin]

Reynor's protoss vs maxpax or herO when? :D

[@Chain59s]

What a game!

[@Clovs-28]

Serral game with a plot twist He doesn't wipe the other guy for once.

[@mh1593]

GAME OF THE YEAR

[@richardgallimore5976]

I see so many comments on reddit about how inflated Zerg APM is, then there is Reynor offracing with 550 APM [insert skull emoji]. Reynor's Protoss is quite unique, what a great game!

[@daniel.s.stefanov]

"Terran and Protoss trade more cost efficiently in split map scenarios" - Not necessarily true. Zerg is the only race that has free units - the locusts and the other small bugs of the flying flap-flaps, forgot what they're called. Zerg can wear down T or P without spending a single mineral in the late game. Ask Lucifron, that's how he lost the world finals.

[@vgrk1]

loving these reyonor vs serral games

[@schippes24]

i really love reynors playstyle here.. of course the map allows it and you cant play it like that on every map, but i love the upgrade heavy style he played here.. it allows him to switch constantly without arriving with sub-optimal units. often protoss goes either ground or golden armada leaving out a vital point of their army line up. as we can see with terran, going from bio to a mech-switch with mixed in bio works out really well, so why not do it with protoss. having 150APM more than the average toss-pro definitly helps as well. i hope some of the toss-players are looking at that and will go "darn, i need to step up my game ASAP"

[@raducirlig17]

Awesome game!🎉🎉🎉

[@MathewMartin-gn5wp]

Hilarious. Serral playing Zerg like a Terran and Reynor playing Protoss like a Zerg.

[@Moa_Smug]

LOWKO WHAT'S THE TITLE OF THE KZbin LIVESTREAM OF THIS FULL BEST OF 5 OF THIS PARTICULAR MATCH? I WANT TO WATCH IT THIS MATCH IS REALLY EPIC... IT'S IN THIS CHANNEL RIGHT?

[@NeoStorm123]

There should be an only off-race tournament.

[@Shadow-cl2sn]

13 mins ago! didnt realise ur upload time was 4am for me xd, will watch in next showah

[@facundopirola1729]

Reynor is a Beast. He can play any race and dominate. His Zerg style is like the Clean and Jerk of SCII: It transfers well to other disciplines/races

[@ricklau1383]

what a game!

[@wanaan]

The early game "cheese" is what won the day. Protoss is all about doing anything that is unexpected. Once late game rolls around the zerg came back hard when the cheese was running out. Good thing Raynor kept up the lead.

[@lasercats9297]

Im grateful that you cast cool games like this again since at this point I can say that I watch lowko rather tham starcraft

[@jacobgirling7739]

Now this game is actually my game of the year, one of the best PvZ matches I've ever seen... Between 2 zerg mains

[@arzosahsothy]

Like button always pulled out any time someone topples Serral...

[@maximesavard-beaudoin560]

WOW game of the year for sure, we in december lol. serral getting beat in a macro and not a cheese/? feels good

[@SimplyDingo]

Tbh I would like to see more from the homestory cup. I can't watch it because I'm working u til the evening and I'm not gonna search for vods 😅

[@Hellsreaper626]

Usually it's Serral teaching protoss to be a zerg ... Looks like Reynor has plenty to teach protoss too... hell yea what a game

[@hadenas1]

Just came back to the game after many many year. Did they remove battery overcharge?

[@philmianus614]

I saw that serral cancelled the hive at 6:47 so he could start it up again at 7:48 can i ask why?

[@Jet-ij9zc]

To afford the swarm host and getting swarm host means he wouldn't have used hive tech as soon anyways

[@philmianus614]

@@Jet-ij9zc ok thx

[@mihairo83]

I see Reynor I click. I see Reynor playing Protoss I smash that click button 😃

[@1389Chopin]

There should be a tournament that only allows the most vetoed maps

[@napobg6842]

The economic difference was staggering at the end

[@itzmrnick6258]

watching these two juggernauts is so damn entertaining. Im a big serral fan boy and think he is the best player ever, but raynor is making it hard to keep saying. incredible game from both of them

[@txopin]

What a birminghan banger of a game!!!!!!!!!

[@Alexander-nc2qg]

Surely there must be a better title than "game of the year", when multiple such games crop up each year!

[@Moa_Smug]

Game of Homestory Cup 23 i think is also good

[@arktheball]

What is the point of interceptors if they climb back inside the carrier as soon as the carrier starts flying away, leaving any pursuit free access to weaponless carriers?!

[@dariusgunter5344]

This really was a beautiful game. I also think we will never see pure protoss players do this, reynor plays protoss very zergi, just with a portoss twist a player who primerily plays protoss has a totally different viewpoint and I think mindset which makes it hard to copy reynors Playstyle or adapt it.

[@schippes24]

to be fair, i do understand some of the typical protoss-mindset, but i also think they need to get out of their comfort zone and step up their game. reynor shows that it can be done. of course he is one of the top5 players or so, setting the bar quite high, but still, i think some of his aspects are worth implementing into other pro-toss players roster

[@ExpertYouTubeCommentator]

where to watch live casting?

[@CzedrickCatan]

Question, will drone become faster on creep?

[@gergelykilcsu4138]

Is there an option to see the original cast?

[@zapoyou2]

=+ for game of the year.

[@j1u4hoctb]

Where was that live session?

[@yamilabugattas3895]

While the game was absolutely great, that early gg felt really unsatisfactory. Calling gg with 150 army supply seems unusual to say the least.

[@quasar2834]

Would not have expected Reynor to be playing Protoss, I wonder how his Protoss stacks up against MaxPax or herO

[@kieran479]

Reynor is known for playing other races all the time, went random in the ESL Europe open this year and only lost in the finals to Clem after beating spirit and maxpax. He's played random in numerous tournaments before that, and had a whole argument with the GSL about how he should be allowed to race switch. His protoss has been exceptional for quite some time

[@quasar2834]

@@kieran479 Huh, that's awesome, sounds kinda like what Flash used to do in StarCraft 1, he got his offrace into the top 5, which is insanity.

[@지갑텅텅구리]

i wish they bring back mama ship worm hole again

[@SPQRCJ97]

this this my first time seeing a protoss beat down by playing it like a zerg

[@ggtt2547]

Did they fix the trick that you attack your own spawns with the Brood Lords and thus you double their attack range?

[@Malpheron]

This is clearly Serral having a casual match.

[@jonathantymoigne793]

Wonderfull played by Reynor 😮

[@LuizGuirlani]

Reynor is insane!!

[@tyler_7977]

Wow what such a good cast 🎉. Not a bot lol, just enjoyed seeing A. A top tier player play an off race. B. Play it like a zerg, or C. Have that off race be good, D. Spoiler watch it!

[@Klobilob]

Just hit me that the map name is radhuset station.. as in swedish terraced house 😂